Artist:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

carved and stained wood with wire, screws, and nails

Dimensions:

6 x 11 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (15.2 x 28.6 x 16.2 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Folk Art

Date:

20th century (pre-1960s)

Luce Center Label:

Farmers often carved scenes of animals and chores as toys for their children. This sculpture shows a mother pig attempting to carry her young away from a man who carries some kind of weapon and is trying to capture the animals.

Topic:

Figure male\bust  Search this

Animal\pig  Search this

Occupation\farm\farmer  Search this

State of being\mood\worry  Search this

Object\weapon\gun  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Object number:

1986.65.341

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73fdddd17-eb45-4712-8ca0-8158e23c1257

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.65.341